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And it’s because of parents like you that this state doesn’t produce a lot of pro players. In Europe young players eat breathe and bleed for soccer and that’s how we are raising her. If it works there, I can make it work here

You’re a crazy soccer parent and once your daughter is a teenage she will probably hate you. I’m not a parent, I’m a player who was pushed and had stress from people like you and I just broke and would cry going to practice or when I couldn’t have a life. Gave those people a reality check when I told them what I wanted from playing soccer and told them how they’ve turned a sport I used to love into a sport I couldn’t stand anymore. They backed off and I went to play division 1 i enjoyed it once I didn’t have the stress from them and it became something that I could do for myself not my parents, I look back now and still resent Them for taking away my years growing up and not getting to experience things most teenagers should experience like dances proms football games, I could’ve done all of those things if it wasn’t for them and what they wanted....before you say without my parents pushing me I couldn’t have made d1, I did it on my own

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You’re a crazy soccer parent and once your daughter is a teenage she will probably hate you. I’m not a parent, I’m a player who was pushed and had stress from people like you and I just broke and would cry going to practice or when I couldn’t have a life. Gave those people a reality check when I told them what I wanted from playing soccer and told them how they’ve turned a sport I used to love into a sport I couldn’t stand anymore. They backed off and I went to play division 1 i enjoyed it once I didn’t have the stress from them and it became something that I could do for myself not my parents, I look back now and still resent Them for taking away my years growing up and not getting to experience things most teenagers should experience like dances proms football games, I could’ve done all of those things if it wasn’t for them and what they wanted....before you say without my parents pushing me I couldn’t have made d1, I did it on my own

Well my daughter is not a weak person like you, perhaps you should have went the cheerleader route. Weak kids don’t turn pro

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You’re a crazy soccer parent and once your daughter is a teenage she will probably hate you. I’m not a parent, I’m a player who was pushed and had stress from people like you and I just broke and would cry going to practice or when I couldn’t have a life. Gave those people a reality check when I told them what I wanted from playing soccer and told them how they’ve turned a sport I used to love into a sport I couldn’t stand anymore. They backed off and I went to play division 1 i enjoyed it once I didn’t have the stress from them and it became something that I could do for myself not my parents, I look back now and still resent Them for taking away my years growing up and not getting to experience things most teenagers should experience like dances proms football games, I could’ve done all of those things if it wasn’t for them and what they wanted....before you say without my parents pushing me I couldn’t have made d1, I did it on my own

Don't feed the troll

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And it’s because of parents like you that this state doesn’t produce a lot of pro players. In Europe young players eat breathe and bleed for soccer and that’s how we are raising her. If it works there, I can make it work here

in south america and africa you come from starving villages with no running water. you already know the only way out is to find a path playing soccer. Unfortunately, the agents and clubs know this too and exploit the sh!t out of them. That is what we should do here as well if we want to develop a truly skilled player.

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My daughter is a high school sophomore this fall. No way will she make varsity until maybe her senior year, and then it's iffy. So, we're looking for a club where she can start and, if she wants to go to piano and dance practice, can skip a bunch of training without penalty. I'd also like to be head coach for the team. OW sounds like the right kind of club.

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Well my daughter is not a weak person like you, perhaps you should have went the cheerleader route. Weak kids don’t turn pro

This can't be a real parent. Even psycho ulittle parents know how much changes when kids hit puberty.

If this is a real parent, the kid will quit soccer before high school. Guaranteed.

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Well my daughter is not a weak person like you, perhaps you should have went the cheerleader route. Weak kids don’t turn pro

LOL have you seen cheerleaders these days?

Collegiate cheerleading accounted for 70.5% of all female catastrophic sports injuries and high school cheerleading for 65.2% of all high school female catastrophic sports injuries. Without a doubt, cheerleading is the most dangerous female sport when we look at the number of catastrophic injuries.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2775356/

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LOL have you seen cheerleaders these days?

Collegiate cheerleading accounted for 70.5% of all female catastrophic sports injuries and high school cheerleading for 65.2% of all high school female catastrophic sports injuries. Without a doubt, cheerleading is the most dangerous female sport when we look at the number of catastrophic injuries.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2775356/

Also most likely to be impregnated by the HS quarterback

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Why waste your high school days away from high school if you only plan on playing at a high school level in college? The point of GDA is to develop top level players (i know this is same as ECNL). but in GDA, you are sacrificing a portion of your teenage years and social life to ensure that you are "developing" into a top caliber player. These clubs being so desperate for players lie to many of them about their potential. Then they will realize they are only qualified to attend an overpriced country club to play soccer.

Why do all anti-DA people think that if you play DA it's a big social sacrifice? You're not going to lose your high school friends if you don't play w them in high school. They act like playing for a DA club you'll never see them again, all communication will be cut off or they'll disappear. They act like their friends will stop being their friends because they don't play high school. They act like if you don't play in a high school atmosphere it's going to stunt you socially, like you'll become some big introvert and become socially awkward. High school and DA both have there pros and cons but please stop using the "they don't get to play w their friends" as the main excuse...as an excuse at all.

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You’re a crazy soccer parent and once your daughter is a teenage she will probably hate you. I’m not a parent, I’m a player who was pushed and had stress from people like you and I just broke and would cry going to practice or when I couldn’t have a life. Gave those people a reality check when I told them what I wanted from playing soccer and told them how they’ve turned a sport I used to love into a sport I couldn’t stand anymore. They backed off and I went to play division 1 i enjoyed it once I didn’t have the stress from them and it became something that I could do for myself not my parents, I look back now and still resent Them for taking away my years growing up and not getting to experience things most teenagers should experience like dances proms football games, I could’ve done all of those things if it wasn’t for them and what they wanted....before you say without my parents pushing me I couldn’t have made d1, I did it on my own

You're soft. Not everyone is a soft as you. Their daughter may break like you did, definite possibility, but she may not. She may want it more than you did. To be a professional, you have to make sacrifices. You're mad you missed dances, football games, etc. That may not matter to her. Wether you possess god given ability or have to work your ass off, EVERY professional player has made sacrifices to get to that next level.

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Why do all anti-DA people think that if you play DA it's a big social sacrifice? You're not going to lose your high school friends if you don't play w them in high school. They act like playing for a DA club you'll never see them again, all communication will be cut off or they'll disappear. They act like their friends will stop being their friends because they don't play high school. They act like if you don't play in a high school atmosphere it's going to stunt you socially, like you'll become some big introvert and become socially awkward. High school and DA both have there pros and cons but please stop using the "they don't get to play w their friends" as the main excuse...as an excuse at all.

Maybe not for boys, but for girls there this does matter. High school girls are ALL about doing things social. Is it overblown a bit; yes. But does it matter; yes.

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You're soft. Not everyone is a soft as you. Their daughter may break like you did, definite possibility, but she may not. She may want it more than you did. To be a professional, you have to make sacrifices. You're mad you missed dances, football games, etc. That may not matter to her. Wether you possess god given ability or have to work your ass off, EVERY professional player has made sacrifices to get to that next level.

What are you talking about? These are kids remember.

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Why do all anti-DA people think that if you play DA it's a big social sacrifice? You're not going to lose your high school friends if you don't play w them in high school. They act like playing for a DA club you'll never see them again, all communication will be cut off or they'll disappear. They act like their friends will stop being their friends because they don't play high school. They act like if you don't play in a high school atmosphere it's going to stunt you socially, like you'll become some big introvert and become socially awkward. High school and DA both have there pros and cons but please stop using the "they don't get to play w their friends" as the main excuse...as an excuse at all.

Think about it. While your daughter’s friends are having pasta parties and playing in front of hundreds of people followed by parties, your kid is traveling by herself to DA games on the weekend. Yeah, sounds like a great social decision.

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Playing in front of hundreds of people....not at my daughters school, no one goes to watch the games... and they have one or two pasta parties... hardly missing any socializing and what makes you think that kids would travel without their friends to a DA game, boy what a twist you can put on things to make them come out the way you want them to be seen...girls always find a way too socialize, they certainly do not need to be on a sports team for that

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Playing in front of hundreds of people....not at my daughters school, no one goes to watch the games... and they have one or two pasta parties... hardly missing any socializing and what makes you think that kids would travel without their friends to a DA game, boy what a twist you can put on things to make them come out the way you want them to be seen...girls always find a way too socialize, they certainly do not need to be on a sports team for that

Oh boy